Øst-Oregon

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Next Stop on the Eastern Oregon Swing is Leslie Gulch. A 20 mile dirt road leads past fantastic basalt rock formations terminating at the Owyhee River. There is a small but nice primitive campground (no water or electricity) with covered picnic tables and boat ramp access to the Owyhee river.
You may have to stop for the occasional cattle drive on US Highway 395 in Eastern Oregon. We were one of only two cars waiting patiently as we admired the scenery of this beautiful herd being ushered across by real deal cowboys and their herding dogs. Yep, this may be the life for me.
The mountains of the Oregon Coast Range as seen from the eastern slope of Elk Mountain. None of these mountains tops off at much over 3000 feet (900 meters), but don't be fooled by that. Elk Mountain is one of the toughest short climbs (we're talking "hikes" here), that you'll ever find. And, if you're not a stickler about remaining on your feet the entire trail, you'll have a grand old time.
Here in the Great Northwest, those of us to take to the great outdoors generally have one destination, the Cascade Mountain range that runs pretty much through the center of Oregon and Washington going North/South. There is the Olympic Range to the north and west, the Blue Mountains to the East and Steens Mountain at the edge of the desert near Nevada. In fact, there are mountains all over the place, but those of us who hike and climb have essentially become snobs for the soaring peaks of the high Cascades. So much so that when someone tells us about a place called the “Coastal Range” sitting on the eastern rim of Oregon’s beaches, with its peaks topping out at a mere three thousand feet, we politely smile, and give off a glow of arch and patronizing wisdom. Three thousand feet is like a day in the park; a game of “Shoots and Ladders.” We’d hardly start breathing heavily before the whole thing was over and we were packing up the car. Well, folks, I am here to tell you; that kind of pride serves you well until you find yourself in the unenviable task of having to swallow it. This weekend my hiking partner and I took to the road to make what we thought would a pleasant little jaunt up a version of “Candyland” called Elk Mountain. What we “thought” could not have been further from the truth. Meter for meter and foot for foot, it is one of the hardest climbs we have ever done. Most of the first two miles is on no less than a 40% grade, some of it steeper, and I found myself clambering and clawing that ascension almost as often as hiking it. The next two miles start with a near vertical drop of almost 60 feet (what the hiking books call a scramble), in which I was forced to use a part of my body not generally applied to locomotion just to keep my arrangement with the law of gravity at an even status quo. At a certain point, the trail forks indecipherably, and the two of us found ourselves on the wrong tine of that fork as we watched the path erase almost like magic in front of us. We took our life into our hands (frequently along with handfuls of wild rosebush thorns) by pushing up a seventy-five foot embankment to get enough elevation to see where we had gone wrong. By grace or by fortune, that dropped us right back on the trail, at which point, the mountain seemed to believe that we had been taught our lesson. There were more deep vertical scrambles (always down, why down?) and belly scraping, heart-pounding ascensions, but nothing of the kind we had already seen. The last 4 miles bound and bounce down an old logging road, depositing you back at the place where you started, like Dorothy waking up in her bedroom; sad with newfound wisdom and heart aching with wonder. It was painful, it was dangerous, and I tell you, my friends, I had a blast. Beyond the sheer physical exertion, there are simply things to see that will make you marvel and gasp and keep you in a state where you feel as if you have permanently dropped your jaw. And if this hyperbolic rant didn’t convince you to try it for yourself, maybe some of discoveries I post in the near future will. If you’re up to the challenge, and don’t mind a little dirt, I highly recommend it.
The Steens Mountains are beautiful snow capped range that go through south east Oregon, this gravel road goes on forever but takes you to some great views and the alvord desert

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Riverside

Mens du er i Riverside, bør du ta en tur til Pendleton Woolen Mills og Roy Raley Park, som er to kjente severdigheter i nærheten.

Riverside
Red Lion Hotel Pendleton

Red Lion Hotel Pendleton

3 out of 5
304 Se Nye Ave Pendleton OR
Prisen er 1 073 kr per natt fra 19. mars til 20. mars
1 073 kr
19. mars–20. mars
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet med fasiliteter for forretningsreisende under oppholdet i Pendleton. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: frokost (inkludert), ...
7,2/10 Good! (1 000 anmeldelser)
Pet friendly rooms with nice green space to walk the pups.

Anmeldelse skrevet 17. mars 2026

Red Lion Hotel Pendleton
Red Lion Inn & Suites Ontario

Red Lion Inn & Suites Ontario

2 out of 5
266 NE Goodfellow St. Ontario OR
Prisen er 767 kr per natt fra 22. mars til 23. mars
767 kr
22. mars–23. mars
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet under turen til Ontario. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: frokost (inkludert), wi-fi (inkludert) og parkering (inkludert). ...
8/10 Very Good! (1 464 anmeldelser)
The clwrk was friendly, and the place was fairly clean, but i would not have made reservations there if i had know. There was no elevator. We had to make 3 tripa feom our car and had to climb stairs each time, after an exhausting day on the road. Carpet in hallway was worn and looked dirty. Beds ...

Anmeldelse skrevet 17. mars 2026

Red Lion Inn & Suites Ontario
River Lodge And Grill

River Lodge And Grill

3 out of 5
6 Marine Dr Boardman OR
Prisen er 1 144 kr per natt fra 27. mars til 28. mars
1 144 kr
27. mars–28. mars
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet ved stranden under oppholdet i Boardman. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: parkering (inkludert), utendørsbasseng og ...
9,2/10 Wonderful! (1 000 anmeldelser)
必要十分な設備と清潔さで満足しました

Anmeldelse skrevet 9. mars 2026

River Lodge And Grill
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Laveste pris per natt funnet de siste 24 timene, basert på et opphold på 1 natt for 2 voksne. Priser og tilgjengelighet kan endre seg. Ytterligere vilkår kan gjelde.
Unbelievable yurt home. 1300 sq ft. Not your average yurt.

Unbelievable yurt home. 1300 sq ft. Not your average yurt.

Cove OR
Du kan bo i denne ferieboligen med familievennlig profil under oppholdet i Cove. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), vaskeritjenester ...
10/10 Exceptional! (31 anmeldelser)
Property was amazing and very pet friendly! Awesome hosts!!

Anmeldelse skrevet 11. mars 2026

Unbelievable yurt home. 1300 sq ft. Not your average yurt.
Wallowa Lake Wahluna Terrace Retreat

Wallowa Lake Wahluna Terrace Retreat

Joseph OR
Du kan bo i denne ferieboligen under turen til Joseph. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), vaskeritjenester og terrasse. Populære ...
10/10 Exceptional! (40 anmeldelser)
Beautiful view!

Anmeldelse skrevet 6. aug. 2025

Wallowa Lake Wahluna Terrace Retreat
Waterfront Home on Wallowa Lake with private sauna, dock & amazing view

Waterfront Home on Wallowa Lake with private sauna, dock & amazing view

Joseph OR
Du kan bo i denne ferieboligen under turen til Joseph. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: vaskeritjenester, terrasse og vaskemaskin/tørketrommel på ...
Waterfront Home on Wallowa Lake with private sauna, dock & amazing view
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Laveste pris per natt funnet de siste 24 timene, basert på et opphold på 1 natt for 2 voksne. Priser og tilgjengelighet kan endre seg. Ytterligere vilkår kan gjelde.

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Wallowa Lake

Wallowa Lake

Få en flott naturopplevelse ved å utforske Wallowa Lake under besøket i Joseph. Dette familievennlige området har en innsjø det er hyggelig å gå langs, eller du kan bli med på aktiviteter som fotturer.

Wallowa Lake
Motorcycle camping and touring

Wallowa Lake delstatspark

Sett av litt tid til å besøke Wallowa Lake delstatspark under turen til Joseph. Dette familievennlige området har en innsjø som passer godt for en trivelig spasertur, samt fjell du også bør oppleve.

Wallowa Lake delstatspark
Shot from the park. Beautiful I'm winter

Hat Rock delstatspark

Sett av litt tid til å besøke Hat Rock delstatspark under turen til Hermiston. Dette familievennlige området er kjent for det fantastiske utelivet sitt og de koselige kaffebarene sine.

Hat Rock delstatspark

Wildhorse Casino

Se om du har hellet med deg ved de enarmede bandittene på Wildhorse Casino når du besøker Mission! Området er kjent for sine mange restauranter, så her er det mye å legge til i reiseplanene dine!

Wildhorse Casino

Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame

Få med deg et arrangement ved Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame under turen til Pendleton. Dette familievennlige området er kjent for sine mange restauranter.

Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame

Crystal Crane Hot Springs

Sett av litt tid til å besøke Crystal Crane Hot Springs under turen til Burns. Dette trendy området har en innsjø og nydelige solnedganger du bør oppleve.

Crystal Crane Hot Springs

Opplevelser

Chocolate Tour Including Wine Hot Chocolate and Samples

Sjokoladetur inkludert varm sjokolade og prøver

853 kr
per voksen
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